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poverty from rural areas to large cities. First, a simple bifurcation of population in terms of poor and non-poor sub …-groups is examined along with the incidence of poverty across different categories of occupations and non-workers. Then, an … merely transfer rural poverty to urban areas, and further that population mobility yields improvement in the living standard …
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This paper explores migration from Bihar, one of the most underdeveloped states in India, by paying particular attention to social class (caste) and landholdings. After describing details of individual migrants, we present our preliminary findings on the determinants of migration, based on our...
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give an example of poverty impacts of health insurance, and effects of adverse selection and moral hazard of health …
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the worsening urban poverty and sizable increase in rural-to-urban migration. Bias against social disadvantage in terms of …
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poverty. References. …
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employment and poverty in India - based on a literature survey, examines trends in rural population, agricultural income, labour …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper evaluating a survey of poverty and employment trends in 5 villages in Bihar, India from …
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Examines rural poverty trends between 1950/51 and 1983/84. Finds that a rise in relative agricultural prices raises the … incidence of rural poverty. Concludes that awarding price incentives to farmers to increase agricultural production is therefore …
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